Our first Live-to-Air back post lockdown at @95bFM was dank af! thanks to @Strangely Arousing for bringing the gnarly vibes! Check them out live if you can!
Melbourne-based (but Aotearoa born) musician Sarah Mary Chadwick is back with another beautiful and devastating record 'Me & Ennui Are Friends Baby'. Rachel caught up with Sarah to hear about the record ahead of the release tomorrow.
Elle spoke to New York-based 4-piece Voyeur about their latest single, Anti-Ugly. Voyeur's enigmatic take on post-punk is echoed on this latest release, giving us another track to "get off" to.
Chris welcomes Tāmaki Makaurau electronic artist OP Lilypad (playing at this week's Sunreturn Bethells Beach festival) into the studio for a transcendent live-to-air performance & chat — thanks to NZ On Air Music!
Around 4000 Air New Zealand employees have been laid off this year, with hundreds more crew due to be made redundant before christmas. This has prompted outrage following the news that a multi-million dollar share offer has been given to the company’s CEO, as well as other members of the executive team. Felix Walton spoke to Savage, the Head of Aviation at E tū.
A One News investigation has just revealed that a subsidiary of Air New Zealand has been supporting the Saudi Arabian navy.
Saudi Arabia is currently blockading neighbouring Yemen, stopping food and medicine entering the country. This has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in recenty history, with hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths.
Noah spoke to Amnesty International Campaigns Director, Lisa Wood, about the airline's support for Saudi Arabia, and the importance of checks and balances in large companies.
Air New Zealand recently announced their withdrawal from the Science Based Targets Initiative and removal of carbon intensity reduction targets.
The company says the move was driven by a lack of availability and affordability for new aircraft and sustainable aviation fuels.
The announcement drew criticism from experts who say the original plan was unrealistic and that the target removal was unsurprising.
Producer Josef spoke with Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Otago, and Co-Director of He Kaupapa Hononga, Otago’s Climate Change Research Network, Sara Walton; about the announcement, and what it means for New Zealand’s emissions reduction target.
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